I bought fabric to make a skirt and it's too shiny. It's for a play and the lights will make it even worse. How do I make the fabric less shiny? Please help.
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What does the back or wrong side of the fabric look like? Any chance that would work? Or put some netting or organza over the front.
You can't change the shine factor of the fabric.
Do you know what it's made of?
Could you flip the fabric and use the other side?
There is a thread Making Fabric Less Shiny:
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Hi Fred,
Here is a remedy from http://vintages 33-pt/pt-01.html
"Removing Shine.- Sometimes, in the construction of woolen garments, certain parts, especially seams and overlapping edges, become shiny or glossy from improper pressing. Also, as is well known, a woolen material that consists of hard or firmly twisted threads is likely to become glossy from hard wear. To remove the shine, first place over it a press cloth that is slightly damper than one needed for ordinary pressing. Then hold a hot iron very close to the press cloth, but not on it, keeping the iron in one position long enough to allow the steam an opportunity to penetrate the fabric. Then lift the press cloth and brush the fabric briskly to roughen its surface a trifle in order to take away the shine.
Repeat this process until every trace of the shine is removed. Then, dry the steamed material thoroughly, holding the iron close enough to the press cloth so that the fabric will appear to have been carefully pressed, although the iron has not touched it."
I am not sure if it works because I have never tried but if you try it , you can try on a small section of the fabric?
Good luck!
If it is polyester it may be impossible as Polyester is probably the most unpredictable "fabric" available.
Here is something that you might try - fabric softener. This is something that was done with a synthetic wig:
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